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The District Engineer is proposing to reissue North Dakota’s Emergency Regional General Permit (RGP) for 5 years. The expiration date would be April 30, 2024. The RGP could authorize activities, such as: repair, construction and reconstruction of new and existing roads; temporary levee construction; levee repair; breach closures; bridge embankment repair; protection and /or repair of utility structures; placement of suitable rock and/or dirt fill for bank stabilization; and the construction of temporary drainage ditches to facilitate the removal of flood water, sheetwater, or excess water. The RGP cannot be used to authorize significant, permanent adverse impacts. It would be available for use statewide to authorize impacts to waters of the United States.

Title: 14 February - EPA and Army publish proposed revised "waters of the United States" definition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army announced today the publishing in the Federal Register of the proposed new definition of "waters of the United States" that clarifies federal authority under the Clean Water Act. The notice is available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/14/2019-00791/revised-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states. The agencies' proposal is the second step in a two-step process to review and revise the definition of "waters of the United States" consistent with the February 2017 Presidential Executive Order entitled "Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the 'Waters of the United States' Rule." The publishing of the proposal and outreach efforts were delayed due to the lapse in appropriations for EPA. Today's notice begins a 60-day public comment period that will close on April 15, 2019. EPA and the Army will hold an informational webcast on February 14, 2019, and will host a listening session on the proposed rule in Kansas City, KS, on February 27-28, 2019. Information, including supporting analyses and fact sheets, are available at: https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule/step-two-revise and https://www.epa.gov/wotus-rule.

The Corps of Engineers is evaluating the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)/North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT)/Billings County Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Little Missouri River Bridge Crossing in western North Dakota. A determination was made that there was a need for a standalone 404(b)(1) Analysis. This notice is to inform interested parties of the availability of the document and solicit comments.

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